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Overview: Head injury can be defined as any alteration in mental or physical functioning related to a blow to the head. Loss of consciousness does not need to occur. The severity of head injuries is most commonly ...

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medpagetoday.com — “Cognitive impairments persist for at least a decade in children who have a traumatic brain injury at an early age, two prospective Australian studies found.View full resource at medpagetoday.com

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medpagetoday.com — “Sports-related head injuries fueled a 60% increase in emergency department visits for nonfatal traumatic brain injury during the past decade, CDC researchers have found.View full resource at medpagetoday.com

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